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Linux has proven itself to be a versatile solution across a variety of hardware architectures to support workloads ranging from basic infrastructure services to enterprise-class database deployments. Today, Linux is commonly found operating in some capacity within most larger organizations, and over time, it has captured many of the same workloads that previously were deployed aboard RISC platforms running Unix operating systems. Read IDC's report on how Oracle support differentiates itself in a commodity market.
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Over two thirds of disk-only users look to add tape back into storage infrastructure according to recent survey.
Though Microsoft results were mixed, quarterly financial reports over the past few days from a broad range of vendors including Apple, Yahoo, and Sybase are helping to ease concerns of IT investors.
Since the third quarter last year, rising energy costs and tumult in the housing and credit markets have raised concerns that an economic slowdown in the U.S. would lead to lower tech-vendor sales and profits. However, while some IT bellwethers such as Motorola have been hit by a slowdown, so far earnings news this year has been generally positive.
Microsoft on Thursday reported an 11 percent decline in profit, to US$4.4 billion, from last year's first calendar quarter. However, observers were quick to note that last year's first quarter benefited from deferred income from Vista sales. The company had upbeat news for 2009 fiscal year earnings per share (EPS), which it forecast at $2.13 to $2.19, estimating 2009 revenue to be $66.9 billion to $68 billion. Both profit and revenue expectations beat analyst forecasts. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had been forecasting 2009 EPS of $2.10 on revenue of $66.5 billion.
Microsoft shares slipped by $1.64 after the market closed, trading at $30.26 an hour after it released its results.
Apple on Wednesday reported strong earnings for the second quarter of 2008, as a 54 percent jump in Macintosh revenue made up for slowing sales of iPods. The company's net revenue rose 43 percent from the year earlier period, to $7.51 billion, handily beating the $6.96 billion forecast of analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Net profit increased to $1.05 billion, from $770 million.
The one sour note in the announcement was the company expectation for the current quarter, a full $0.10 below what analysts were expecting. Normally, this would have sent Apple's share price down. But Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer's prediction that Apple would meet its goal of selling 10 million iPods this year helped keep investor spirits up, and company shares rose by $6.05 to close at $168.94 Thursday.
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